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PAGE 6—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR,. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1978
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Oldest man in Kingsbridge
Frank Sullivan,
Kingsbridge's oldest
resident, celebrated his
90th birthday on Tuesday,
July 25.
Frank was born to John
E. and Catherine (Finn)
Sullivan, the.sixth child of
a family of eight, four
sons and four daughters.
They were Thomas,
Patrick, John,, Mary,
Catherine (Gig) ; ,Frank,
Annie and Elizabeth
(Lizzie). Frank is the last
surviving member of this
family. ,mss,•..
He was born at
Kingsbridge on the same
property he is now
residing with his nephew
Peter J. Vogt, Mrs. Vogt
and family.
Frank's great gran-
dfather Jeremiah
Sullivan and his gran-
dparents Thomas and
Mary (Reynolds)Sullivan
and children Jerry and
Mary left County Kerry,
Ireland and came to
Syracuse, New York.
Later they moved on -and
settled at what is now
known as Kingsbridge.
Frank has a keen
memory, a quick step and
is well liked by all who
know him. Frank: tells
many stories and hap-
penings, one of which is
WHEN Sam Roach of
Dungannon deliver -ed
bread to the door for 5
cents -a loaf.
• Frank has enjoyed
good health, having only
been hospitalized .three
times within the last two
years. Frank fell and
broke his hip after
visiting friends at Marian
Villa, in London on March
16, 1978, but was only in
the hospital a month: He
was discharged, using a
cane for a few weeks.
Frank now gets around
faster than most folks
half his age.
To show the Com-
munity's esteem for
Frank, open house was
held at his home in
Kingsbridge on Wed-
nesday, July 26 both
afternoon and evening.
Friends from far and
near called bringing
"birthday wishes" and
gifts.
A musical program
was supplied by many of
the talented. D.A.
MacLennan of Lochalsh
played the bagpipes.
Violin selections by
Wilfred Hogan, Goderich.
Frank Sullivan
Basil Hogan, Finlay
MacDonald and Ray
Dalton were enjoyed.
Piano selections by
Martina (Hussey)
Schneiker, Goderich;
Mrs. Pearl (Maclptyre)
Cole, Tiverton; Mrs.
Bernardine (O'Loughlin)
Kinney; and Finlay
MacDonald added
variety.
Acting, music, superb
in Oklahoma opening
BY JIM HAGARTY o.
If Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein had
been in the audience for
the opening Tuesday
night of Oklahoma! at the
Huron Country
Playhouse, -they--would..
have risen with the crowd
at the end of the play and
joined in- the boisterous
ovation.
What those two
theatrical geniuses,joined
together over 35 years
ago, no man has yet been
able to put asunder.
Oklahoma !'s appeal is
timeless, universal and
complete. And the
Playhouse troupe
assembled for this show
of magic, infects all it
touches with an en-
thusiasm for life and
love.
Thankfully absent from
this love tale, set in the
American mid -west of a
hundred years ago, is the
modern-day passion for
dissecting the romance
and fun out of people's
lives, leaving theatre-
goers with the feeling
that. they'd better rush,
home at once and
straighten out them-
selves and their neigh-
bours. "Realism" it
lacks. Yet the audience
chuckled, applauded,
laughed loud and were
still. They identified.
Something good inside
they'd.. los.t. _...somewhere,
was found again.
The story is simple.
Cowhand Curly, played,
with' boyish—warmth by
Ross Douglas, comes
courtin' a pretty young
farm belle with intentions
to take him a wife. His
dream -girl Laurey
however, tries to enforce
some proper courtin'
manners on her beau and
keeps her distance, for a '
while. Lynda Langford
gives Laurey all the right
touches - innocence,
womanly wisdom, and
girlish beauty.
The young-uns'
romance 'gets stalled for
a bit, when Laurey's
defences prove a little too
strong and she punishes
her lover by agreeing to
go the the local box social
with her aunt's farm
hand Jud Fry.
What Laurey couldn't
know, was that her every
kindness over the years
to Jud, played with period
accuracy by Paul Cooper,
were being received by a
mind that was depraved
and a heart long star-
ving for love.
Jud wants Laurey and
intends to have her. So
does Curly, and at the
tension -filled social, he
sells all his worldly
belongings to outbid the
hired hand on Laurey's
lunch.
A secondary love en-
tangement and a lot of
comic relief is provided
by Will Parker and Ado
Annie Carnes who find
their road to marriage
littered with Will's slow -
thinking and Annie's fast -
living. Mark Russell, as
Will, and Brenda Bradley
as Ado Annie, steal the
show more'thatonce with
their humorous songs,
strong voices, and en-
dearing manners.
There are no glaring
weaknessesin the
Playhouse treatment of
Oklahoma! The Musical
numbers are so strong
that the audience burst
into spontaneous ap-
plause at the end of each
song. All of the leading..
characters, including
Marilyn Boyle" as
Laurey's Aunt Eller and
Murray Ellis as the
peddler Ali Hakim, have
voices powerful enough to
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loud orchestra at bay.
And there seemed
almost subtle waves of
surprise rippling through
the audience at the
several exquisite dance
routines that Tuesday
night, in any case, were
carried out flawlessly.
The set, of Oklahoma!,
at the Grand Bend
theatre is perfectwith
colourful backdrops and'
props that are realistic.
And the costumes and
hairstyles worn by the
performers lend history -
book beauty.
This first night of
Oklahoma! was a sellout.
With two more weeks, to
run, it would be difficult
to imagine that there
wouldbe any empty seats
in . the house for this
marvelous play.
Theatre -goer or not,
treat yourself to a visit
back to those days when
there weren't any
problems. When there
were only opportunities
and good humour. • -
If you have to miss
Oklahoma!, don't talk to
anyone who's seen it.
You'll never forgive
yourself for being "too
busy."
Songs were sung by
Eugene Frayne, Ray
Dalton and Finlay
MacDonald.
Finlay MacDonald,
deputy -reeve of Ashfield
Township addressed
Frank with a few well
chosen words. Mrs.
Bernardine Kinney
presented Frank with a
gift life -membership
from the Kingsbridge
Genealogical Society.
While Frank blew out
the candles on the bir-
thday cake, everyone
sang Happy Birthday and
For He's A Jolly Good
Fellow. A light lunch was
served by the ladies in
charge.
Friends were present
from Detroit, Michigan;
Rochester, Michigan;
'Underwood, Tiverton,
Goderich, Lucknow, and
the surrounding areas.
celebrates 90th birthday
SOCIAL NEWS
Reverend Father Ed
Dentinger, C.R. escaped
serious injury on Mon-
day, July 24. Father was
inspecting the tomb-
stones in the St.
Augustine Cemetery- and
shook one to see if it
needed ' fixing. As Father
shook, the cross fell off
glancing .off the right side
of Father's face cutting
his eye and bruising his
face, and shoulder. He
was dlone at the time and
drove himself to the
Lucknow Medical Centre
where he received
several stitches. Father
is wearing dark glasses to
cover up the "shiner".
Mr. and Mrs. J.L.
O'Loughlin of Rochester,
Michigan visited during
the past week with his
sister Mrs. Bernardine
Kinney.
Goderich Twp.
Accept tender
A tender of $44,510, submitted by Leonard
Seeley for construction of a new bridge on lot
20, concession 16 was accepted by Goderich
Township Council at its regular meeting
recently.
Three other tenders ranging from $44,675 to
$57,557 were rejected in favour of the Seeley bid
and council now awaits approval from the
ministry of transportation and communications'.
before the necessary legal agreements can be
signed.
In other business, council turned down the
only tender it received fot loading and hauling
pit run gravel and for spreading 1,000 yards of
crushed gravel. Coun. Jake Reder moved that
the tender of Mr. Merner to haul pit run gravel.
at 91 cents peryard and crushed gravel at $1.35 a
yard not be accepted. The motion was seconded -°
by Coun. Joe Fritzley and carried.
Council decided to call for tenders again for
about 17,000 cubic yards of pit run to be
delivered by October 15,and to load and haul
1,000 yards of crushed grabel.
Two tile drain loans were approved by
council. John Oskam's request for an $8,600
loan for tile drains on lot 15 concession 4 was
accepted as was a petition by Robert Norman
for a loan of $17,200 to tile lot 31 on the Bayfield
Line.
Gerald Uniaa asked council to reverse its
previous recommendation on his severance
request. Council requested a pre -designed plan
of Mr. Uniac's property for its file records.
Council heard two preliminary drain reports
on the Yeo -Vander Waal Extension and on the
Montgomery Drain and instructed C.P. Corbett
to proceed with the final drain report.on each of
the two drains -
Council approved the following building
permits: William Dykstra, silo; Joan Char-
trand, storage addition; M.P..Wigan, storage
addition; M. Elliott, shed demolition; Mr.
Elliott,,,garage; W.T. Gregg, storage; Harold
Jantzi, kitchen addition; Gordon 'Johnston,
swimming pool; and Mary Parks, mobile
home.
The next regular meeting of council is
scheduled for August 7 at 8:00 p.m.
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Mrs. Marie (Courtney).
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her sisters Mr. and Mrs.
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her brothers Mr. and
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Frank Riegling
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Whitelaw, Alberta, on
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following a week's
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Mr. and .Mrs. Carl
Riegling and the Riegling
families.
" Congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs, Tim Reurink,
RR 7, Lucknow who
celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary
with a family dinner on
Sunday, July 30. The 23
immediate family
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were Mr. and Mrs: Mel
Arnold (Rene Reurink)
RR 1, °Kincardine; Miss
Karen Reurink, RR 7,
Luckno'w; Mr. and Mrs.
Thys Groen and sons,
New Dundee; Mr. and
Mrs.. Doug Dam and
family, Guelph; Mr. and
Mrs. David McGibbon
and son, Guelph; Mr. and
Mrs. Derk Logtenberg
and family, RR 1,
Dungannon; Mr. and
Mrs. Elson Arnold, RR 2,
Kincardine, Mr. and Mrs.
Reurink were married at
Blake's Church, Ashfield
on August 1, 1953.
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and son Hugh of Listowel
and Miss Shirley Phillips
were Sunday afternoon,
July 30 visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Tim Reurink
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